System for handling dies comprising a support and a handler

Abstract

System for handling dies with a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section that comprises a support for placing in a removable manner dies having a rectangular transverse cross-section, the support being designed to be coupled in a sliding manner to a fixed structure, in which at least said support has fastening means for holding at least one die with a rectangular transverse cross-section vertically in the air; and a handler provided with hooking means designed to be coupled to the support to place and/or remove the support with respect to the fixed structure, the handler having coupling means to be coupled to a transelevator or similar. This system is designed to facilitate the operations of placing and removing the dies during their storage.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system for handling dies with a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section, comprising:
 at least one support ( 1 ) for placing in a removable manner dies having a rectangular transverse cross-section, the support being designed to be coupled in a sliding manner to a fixed structure, in which at least said support ( 1 ) has fastening means for holding at least one die with a rectangular transverse cross-section vertically in the air; and 
 a handler provided with hooking means designed to be coupled to the support ( 1 ) to place and/or remove the support with respect to the fixed structure, the handler having coupling means to be coupled to a moving mean, 
 
       characterized in that support comprises a substantially U-shaped elongated profile ( 3 ) in which fastening means are secured along said profile, in order to hold at least one die vertically in the air, said fastening means being provided with rolling means ( 7 ), characterized in that includes a rest area having a pair of elongated secondary guide profiles, which are substantially U-shaped, spaced from one another, and designed for placing dies having an arched transverse cross-section so that dies with an arched cross-section ( 13 ) are located above the rectangular cross-section dies ( 2 ). 
     
     
       2. The system for handling dies according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the transport means consist of a transelevator or a similar transport mean. 
     
     
       3. The system for handling dies according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the support ( 1 ) for placing the dies has rolling means that can slide over guiding profiles located in the fixed structure. 
     
     
       4. A handler ( 15 ) to place and/or remove a support ( 1 ) for placing dies with a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section, comprising a frame that has hooking means, which move axially and linearly so as to be coupled to a support for placing dies and a rest area in which the dies are available, in that support comprises a substantially U-shaped elongated profile ( 3 ) in which fastening means are secured along said profile, in order to hold at least one die vertically in the air, said fastening means being provided with rolling means ( 7 ), characterized in that the rest area has a pair of elongated secondary guide profiles, which are substantially U-shaped, spaced from one another, and designed for placing dies having an arched transverse cross-section so that dies with an arched cross-section ( 13 ) are located above the rectangular cross-section dies ( 2 ). 
     
     
       5. The handler ( 15 ) according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the hooking means comprise a hook mounted on a moving trolley ( 22 ) that is supported on a main trolley ( 23 ), the moving trolley being driven by motor means ( 26 ). 
     
     
       6. The handler ( 15 ) according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the rest area has guiding means through which a support ( 1 ) slides. 
     
     
       7. The handler ( 15 ) according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the guiding means comprise a pair of profiles spaced sufficiently apart from one another so as to allow a support ( 1 ) to pass through. 
     
     
       8. The system for handling dies according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a substantially U-shaped elongated profile ( 3 ) in which fastening means are secured along said profile, in order to hold at least one die vertically in the air, said fastening means being provided with rolling means ( 7 ).